G0TBI Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Hi people Hope I have right group to target this too, if Not moderators please let me know? Just about to get Lightweight sorted, need advice on rear 1/4 chasis, think thats what they are referred as? So a suitable company reccomendation? Also my window tops are a bit scruffy now, are there replacements available Any help appreciated, and after a long battle finally picked up mt S111 LW Bulkhead yesterday from Paegasus, untreated (bare Metal), what immediate primer should i be using pre mil paint being applied, as you can see, i was ot a mechanic but learnt to drive in a SWB/LWB and LW in Hong Kong 1975,( 5 days start to finish Ha) but mainly worked in Signals !! Cheers for any answers Stuart Founder and currently PRO for VMARS group Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Welcome, this is as good a place as any to post about your lightweight. Rust Treatment of bulkheads is the same as any mild steel. Either use zinc. Or paint. Or both. I've a galv dipped bulkhead for my lightweight, but as the hot dip process caused it to ripple I'll spend a lot of time straightening it out. This will degrade the zinc, so I'll get it hot zinc sprayed and then coated in 2 part epoxy paint. Top coat will be NATO green in satin. Now, as to chassis. How bad is it? Take a look at my lightweight thread on the members vehicle sub forum, is it as bad as that? If you get a half chassis you'll have to ensure its for a lightweight, if you want to keep it original, as the lightweight chassis can be quite different to a standard series, in particular they have a military rear crossmember, extra bracing, a different seat belt mid crossmember and extra riggers for fuel tanks. I don't think you'll get one, so you'll have to modify one, by which time it might be easier repair what you got. Post up some photos, let's have a look! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Shouldn’t Series vehicles have “olive drab” rather than NATO green? I think it’s a slightly browner shade of green. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 I'm going to go with NATO. No reason. And a sand tilt. Possibly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 My wife’s was painted in NATO green, no black, and it looked really smart, but it was different from the original paint under the bonnet where the new NATO colour had peeled (poor prep by that painter, evidently). It looks very good, just isn’t technically correct for show cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Well, I could put the paint on with a yard brush. That would be correct. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Yard brush? I think most of them were painted with shovels and hammers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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